The Colored Artist

by Ed Ifkovic

In 1881 Charles Ethan Porter, a black artist from Hartford, Connecticut, traveled to Paris to study art, carrying with him an enthusiastic letter of introduction from Samuel Clemens, Hartford's most famous resident. During the next three years Porter wrote letters to Clemens-but Clemens never replied. The famous author turned his back on the talented painter.What happened? In The Colored Artist the author suggests an answer.Based on the life of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494867346
• ISBN13: 9781494867348
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"